helluv

Adj

Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.

Adv

Intensifier (modifies verbs); to a large extent; totally; very much.
Intensifier (modifies adjectives); to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly.

Intj

For sure; totally; hell yeah; used as a strong affirmation of something that was just said, accomplished, or revealed.

Contraction

Elision of "hell of".
Elision of "the hell of".
Elision of "hell have"

Examples

"Hey, you wanna come to the concert tonight?" "Oh, helluv!"
Dude, I helluv want to go to the show with you, but I'm soooo grounded.
Hey, if you guys get the munchies, there's helluv candy in the cupboard.
That new girl is helluv sexy.

Origin / Etymology

From "hell of (a)", like hella (originally Northern California slang). See also Wikipedia:Hella (word).

Synonyms

mad, wicked

Scrabble Score: 0

helluv: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
helluv: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
helluv: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

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